Premier League: Southampton vs Leicester – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Premier League round 8 match between Southampton and Leicester and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Leicester come to St. Mary’s Stadium for the Premier League match on Saturday, Southampton will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Placed 19th in the table Southampton have amassed one point after seven matches. On six points, The Foxes rank 15th with seven matches played this season.

Team form: Southampton vs Leicester

Southampton Form

A single point is all Southampton can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 1-1 draw with Ipswich, before getting trounced 3-1 against Bournemouth while Arsenal won 3-1. Southampton are without a win in their last six Premier League matches on home soil, which produced a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded 12 and scored five goals.

Leicester Form

In their last three matches, Leicester drew 0-0 with Walsall, lost 4-2 against Arsenal and beat Bournemouth 1-0. Leicester came through their last six away games in the Premier League without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew three and lost three in which, they were outscored by 14 goals to nine.

Betting stats and facts for Southampton and Leicester

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Southampton and Leicester. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Southampton vs Leicester

Having scored just once lately in the Premier League, Yukinari Sugawara will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Leicester hope James Justin can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Premier League goals in his last six Premier League games.

Betting markets: Southampton vs Leicester

Full-time result

Southampton claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Leicester won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing five in this series of matches. Leicester scored at least one goal in their last 8 matches. Southampton have not lost to Leicester in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Southampton scored first in six of their last ten home games. Interestingly, Leicester scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Leicester managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Southampton have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Leicester.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Southampton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Of the last ten games for Leicester, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.3 times goals per game. Astonishingly, Southampton failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 19 matches. Leicester scored at least once in their previous 8 matches on the bounce.

Betting prediction: Southampton vs Leicester

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Southampton and Leicester seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Premier League match.

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